Comparison

JCU App vs Ling

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

JCU App

This app helps students manage their university life, offering features for enrolment, accessing study tools, finding campus information, and connecting with university support services. It provides quick access to essential resources like email, library search, and campus maps.

Highlights
  • Enrolment and subject registration
  • Access to eStudent and LearnJCU
  • Library search integration
  • Campus maps and parking information
  • Quick access to JCU security and email
  • Links to university events and activities
Features
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Features: - Enrolment: accept your offer, complete important details, enrol in subjects and register for classes - Study tools: access eStudent and LearnJCU without having to log in again, easily access the Library search - Study Support: find help with your study and life at uni - Security: quick access to the JCU security number for your course campus - Email: open your JCU email from the App - Need help?: access online help for your study and support for student life - Mobile Maps: find your way around campus with JCU campus maps - Uni life: links to events, sports and other activities on campus - Parking: find information on where to park and what it’ll cost - Got an idea? We are working hard to improve and build the features you want. Help us by sending your feedback using the in-app feedback or emailing jcuapp@jcu.edu.au - Want to get involved? Join our beta team to help design and test new features. Email jcuapp@jcu.edu.au if you want to be involved

About

Ling

Learn over 80 languages, including rare ones, with fun, bite-sized lessons and native speaker audio. Develop speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills while exploring cultural insights. Track progress and stay motivated with achievements.

Highlights
  • Learn 80+ languages
  • Bite-sized lessons
  • Native speaker audio
  • Develop all four skills
  • Cultural insights
  • Progress tracking
  • Gamified learning
Features
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Take the easy path to hard languages with Ling! Learn Tagalog, Serbian, Cebuano, Albanian, and 75+ more languages with bite-sized lessons and real native-speaker audio. Start with 2 free units in any language. One subscription unlocks all 80 languages, and annual plans include a 7-day free trial. WHY LEARNERS CHOOSE LING - Languages others overlook: We specialize in Asian and Eastern European languages, plus rare and endangered ones you won't find in most apps - Real native speakers: Every lesson uses recordings of native speakers talking naturally, so you learn how the language really sounds - Speak, read, write, and listen: Build all four skills in one place, from your first words to real conversations - Learning that feels fun: Bite-sized lessons and exercises that never feel like homework - Culture Notes: Understand the people and traditions behind the language - Stay motivated: Build your streak, unlock achievements, and track your progress across 200+ lessons CHOOSE FROM 80 LANGUAGES Afrikaans • Albanian • Amharic • Arabic • Armenian • Azerbaijani • Bengali • Bosnian • Bulgarian • Burmese • Cantonese • Catalan • Cebuano • Chinese Simplified • Chinese Traditional • Croatian • Czech • Danish • Dutch • English • Estonian • Finnish • French • Georgian • German • Greek • Gujarati • Hebrew • Hindi • Hungarian • Icelandic • Ilocano • Indonesian • Irish • Italian • Japanese • Javanese • Kannada • Kazakh • Khmer • Korean • Lao • Latvian • Lithuanian • Macedonian • Malayalam • Malaysian • Maori • Marathi • Mongolian • Nepali • Norwegian • Pashto • Persian • Polish • Portuguese • Punjabi • Romanian • Russian • Serbian • Sinhala • Slovak • Slovenian • Somali • Sorbian • Spanish • Sundanese • Swahili • Swedish • Tagalog • Taiwanese Hokkien • Tamil • Telugu • Thai • Turkish • Ukrainian • Urdu • Uzbek • Vietnamese • Yoruba SUBSCRIPTIONS Ling offers monthly and annual subscriptions for full access to every language. The 7-day free trial is available on annual plans only. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm your purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. FOLLOW LING https://ling-app.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ling_app/ https://www.youtube.com/@LingLearnLanguages https://www.tiktok.com/@ling_app https://www.facebook.com/Ling.learn.languages/ Questions or feedback? Reach us at support@ling-app.com Terms of Use: https://ling-app.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://ling-app.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

JCU App4 screens
Ling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ling at 4.6 against JCU App's 3.0. Ling also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (17K vs 2). JCU App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ling sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month. JCU App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ling holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ling has 17K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of JCU App's written reviews are positive against 61% of Ling's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JCU App ships an update every 6 weeks, Ling weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
JCU App versus Ling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJCU AppLing
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.6 (17K ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews61.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings217K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#61 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB195 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames Cook UniversitySIMYA LABS COMPANY LIMITED

Customer experience

JCU App

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Ling

All ratings16,785 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews2,194 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral12.3%
Negative26.6%

Bugs and requests

JCU App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ling

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Progress resets to zero
  • Incorrect translations and pronunciations
  • Lessons skipping ahead unexpectedly
  • Microphone issues, can't record properly
  • Sync issues across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow retry/go back in lessons
  • Improve speech recognition
  • Add grammar explanations
  • Provide more review and practice options
  • Introduce alphabet/writing system first

In-app purchases

None

JCU App

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Ling

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Language Learning Plan$10.991 Month
  • Ling Monthly Subscription2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Ling Pro 1 Month Subscription$16.991 Month
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  • Learn Language Pro Yearly 77 Days trial$48.991 Year
  • Ling Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$54.991 Year
  • Ling Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$79.991 Year
  • Ling Pro 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Ling Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is JCU App free?
JCU App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ling free?
Ling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, JCU App or Ling?
Ling is rated higher. JCU App averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Ling averages 4.6 from 17K ratings.
Do JCU App or Ling have ads?
Ling shows ads; JCU App does not.
Which is updated more often, JCU App or Ling?
JCU App ships an update every 6 weeks, and Ling weekly. Most recently, JCU App was updated on November 2, 2026 and Ling on November 6, 2026.

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